Nursing Jobs in Little Ferry, NJ
Concord Center is hiring a MDS Coordinator and MDS Assessor in Brooklyn, NY. DUTIES: Completing accurate assessments, MDS & care plans as assigned Initiating care plans and supporting activities as assigned Creating and distributing monthly care plan calendars in a timely fashion Maintaining & updating all care plans and assessments as required Monitoring & auditing clinical records, ensuring accuracy & timeliness Informing DON of persistent issues related to non-compliant documentation Protecting the confidentiality of Resident & Facility information at all times REQUIREMENTS: MUST HAVE PRIOR MDS 3.0 EXPERIENCE Valid New York RN License Long Term Care Experience Required! Must be highly organized, professional & motivated Should have solid computer skills Excellent communication skills Should be friendly and a team worker Equal Opportunity Employer –M/F/D/V 
$125,000 - $200,000 / year
Job Description Balance Life & Work with a New Career Opportunity at CareOne at Valley Now Hiring - Director or Wellness - Westwood, NJ Salary Range $125,000 to $200,000 a year/ Full-time Job Duties The Director of Wellness is responsible for the resident care management and oversight of all clinical programs within the community. The Director collaborates with residents, families, healthcare providers and staff to provide quality care and ensure regulatory requirements. The Director provides supervision and support to the nursing staff. Job duties include, but are not limited to: Coordinate, organize, implement, evaluate and direct the nursing service department as well as its programs and activities in accordance with current rules and regulations and guidelines that govern the assisted living communities. Develop and maintain methods for coordinating nursing services with other resident services, including outside providers, to ensure the continuity of the resident's total regimen of care. Participate in facility surveys made by authorized government agencies as necessary or as directed. Collect, review and analyze clinical outcome data and determine trends. Attend and provide clinical outcome data trends at the QAPI committee meeting monthly. Participate in the QAPI Committee in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies. Assist in planning for resident admissions and discharges, including external assessments and medication review. Provide oversight of medication management in the community to include medication education with residents, families and staff. Serve on, participate in and attend various committees of the facility as appointed by the Executive Director. Determine and monitor the staffing needs of the nursing department and ensure the assignment of appropriate and adequate numbers of nursing staff daily for each shift to ensure that the needs of the residents are met. Review annually at a minimum, all nursing services policies and procedures. Participate in the interviewing process and select, with the Executive Director's approval, all clinical support candidates to include, but not limited to, nurses, CHHA's and CMA's. Ensure yearly written performance evaluation of all nursing staff. Assist in developing, implementing, and conducting in service training programs that relate to the nursing department. Ensure that there are adequate supplies for resident care. Ensure that medical and nursing care is administered in accordance with the resident's wishes and per the individualized care plan. In coordination with the Executive Director, prepare, plan and adhere to the nursing services budget. Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information. Ensure residents are treated with dignity and respect and resident rights are maintained. Maintain a liaison with the residents, their families and support departments to adequately plan for the resident's needs, including but not limited to care conferences regularly. Position Requirements A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing institution. Must hold an active Registered Nurse license within the state of employment. CPR and First Aid Certified Minimum of 1 year experience in Assisted Living community. Excellent communication skills to engage residents, family and staff. Understand senior care needs. Strong leadership skills to lead, manage and mentor staff. Strong clinical assessment skills. About Us The CareOne mission is to define excellence within the health care community. We are dedicated to Maximizing Patient Outcomes. We treat Residents, their families and each other with respect, dignity and compassion. Through a collaborative and consultative approach, we strive to provide a framework of strength and stability for our Centers and Communities. We work to maintain the highest standards of care and service for Residents, families and our valued employees. We are proud to Offer the following benefits to Part-time (22.5+ hours/week) and Full-time Employees: Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits Multiple Medical Plans Including Pharmacy Including Teladoc Multiple Dental Plans Vision Plan Health Savings Account (eligibility restrictions apply) Flexible Spending Accounts Voluntary Life and AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans Hospital Indemnity Insurance Critical Illness Insurance Accident Insurance Whole Life Insurance Medicare Employee Assistance Legal Plan Commuter Benefits 401k Retirement Plan Employee Assistance Program (available to all employees) Paid Time Off Vacation Sick Plans in accordance with state laws Opportunities to advance and grow your career If working with people who are dedicated, compassionate, and concerned about their patients is essential to you, then you'll appreciate being a part of our team. We've built a strong reputation on the outstanding level of care that we provide. We have a graciously appointed facility with strong belief in patient care and service; join us at our beautiful facility! We are an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO/AA/M/F/DV 
Join Unicare Home Care Family! We are hiring Home Health Aides (HHA) and Personal Care Attendants (PCA). Pay for Home Health Aides is up to $21.09 Benefits: Overtime pay Vacation Pay Weekly pay And more! Duties: Meal help Meal preparation Dressing and bathing Light housekeeping and shopping Social interaction Job Qualifications: Have a valid HHA or PCA certificate. Current Photo ID Social Security card Full physical: Physical form completed by doctor, PPD, Rubella and Rubeola Two letters of reference Direct Deposit Form Shifts Available: IMMEDIATE WORK AVAILABLE!!! WE HAVE 12 HOUR SHIFTS AND UNDER. Day Evening Night Live-ins 718-322-3555 Ext 0 www.unicareny.com Email: hr@unicareny.com 
$136,708 - $150,000 / year
About Us We’re Maimonides Health, Brooklyn’s largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system’s 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation’s largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clinical programs rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview The ADON has overall day-to-day responsibility for directing, supervising and managing the activities of the Case Management Team. Facilitates the Hospital’s goals of reducing length of stay, improving patient care, efficient and effective utilization of resources to ensure appropriate continuum of care of patients. Functions as resource person and troubleshooter for case management team and discharge planning regarding barriers to discharge. Conducts daily rounds. Acts as liaison with nursing and medical staff and other clinical departments to integrate the department’s functions and services with other aspects of the patient care process. Schedules case management team members to ensure adequate coverage. Assists the Director with the development of appropriate staffing plans. Responsible for interviewing, hiring, orientating and the disciplinary process of team members. Assess, revises and maintains established department policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards in collaboration with Director of Case Management. Negotiates with vendors, providers, and home care agencies to optimize services. Collaborates with managed care companies to facilitate appropriate use of benefits and services to patients (e.g., obtains optimum coverage for patients while in hospital; negotiates appropriate nursing home/home care services with company-approved agencies or arranges for use of alternate agency). ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING – CASE MANAGEMENT (NON-UNION) CASE MANAGEMENT 9am – 5pm / FULL-TIME / some weekends and holidays / on-call coverage required Responsibilities For direct care providers: Provides age-appropriate care and intervention for ages of patients served according to job description (e.g., assessments, treatment plans, assists with assessments). [ ] For non-direct care providers: Provides support services using age appropriate interpersonal communication. 1,3 Coordinates discharges that require services of a certified home health agency. 1 Negotiates with vendors, providers, and home care agencies to optimize services. 1,4 Collaborates with managed care companies to facilitate appropriate use of benefits and services to patients (e.g., obtains optimum coverage for patients while in hospital; negotiates appropriate nursing home/home care services with company-approved agencies or arranges for use of alternate agency). 1,3 Functions as clinical resource person for the multidisciplinary health care team, patient and family on insurance benefits, managed care process, clinical and utilization review issues in order to maximize quality of patient care and effectively manage length of care. 1,2 Applies appropriate third-party payor procedures regarding financial coverage, non-coverage and alternate level care. Explains and distributes notifications to patient and/or family representative. 1,5 Completes all forms required for discharge in a timely manner (e.g., Patient Review Instrument). 1,3,4 Reviews all admissions within 24-48 hours to ensure they are appropriate for acute care and are made to the appropriate setting. Identifies potential treatment and discharge problems (e.g., required treatment is not performed at Maimonides Health, patient has no appropriate place to go on discharge). If admission is assessed as inappropriate, consults with responsible physician to clarify the plan of care. Completes assessment for patient discharge planning needs within 24 hours. 1,3 Acts as a liaison with nursing and medical staff and other clinical departments to integrate the department's functions and services with other aspects of the patient care process. 1,3 Consults and collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team to coordinate plan of care, determine the most cost-effective use of hospital resources, and remove obstacles for timely, efficient discharge. 1,2 Collects and analyzes patient data to advise the health care team on appropriateness of care, patient outcomes and other relevant continuum of care issues. 1,2,3 Key member of Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) rounds. Provides key information to IDT team in regards to DRG, GMLOS, confirm projected discharge date, ensures appropriateness of continued stay, updates the team on discharge planning and any obstacles to discharge identified. Works with team to ensure that all required documentation is provided to ensure early and timely discharges. Escalates any barriers to discharge to management if not resolved timely. 1,2,4 Identifies potential Alternate Level of Care (ALC) (sub-acute) patients; consults with admitting physician to determine the need for acute care admission and discuss alternate plan of care; collaborates with health care team to arrange appropriate placement and ensure appropriate documentation is completed. Validates ALC status with finance and any other stake holders identified. 1,3 Maintains a leadership role in the health care team to ensure high quality patient care; identifies health care team educational needs and participates in developing and implementing programs; coordinates multidisciplinary rounds, referrals and case/family conferences. As the clinical lead on the case management triad, maintains ongoing communication with the Social Work Assistant (SWA) to ensure all facets of the discharge plan are completed. This includes off-loading tasks from the SWA’s and completes them. (e.g., Creating referrals for post-acute services, update discharge planning page, arranging transportation etc.). 1,2,3 Ensures participation of patient/family in treatment plan process, including setting realistic goals based on patient's clinical status. Communicates with patients/families to facilitate post-acute care plan. Confirms with family the discharge disposition, date and time for those patients who request it as well as those patients who do not have capacity. 1,2,5 Coordinates patient care with all hospital departments, community agencies and extended care facilities; acts as a liaison with other organizations to assess appropriateness of transfers. Ensures appropriate clinical documents necessary for post-acute placement are included within the referral. 2,3,4 Provides verbal and written explanation of patient’s plan of care, discharge plan, and post-discharge plan of care, encouraging patient and family to participate in plan development; assesses patient and family understanding of all plans . Provides patient/families choice for post-acute providers when indicated. Documents ongoing discharge planning process and discussions in patient medical record. Reviews with the SWA to ensure that discharge planning page in CarePort, is current and accurate for reporting purposes. In collaboration with the SWA, ensures that discharge planning documentation is current and up to date. As the clinical lead, should discuss with SWA when they need support to complete the activities of the day. 1,3,4 Performs monthly chart reviews. Monitors length of stay, timely scheduling of tests/consultations and reports barriers to department leadership for intervention. Participates in Performance Improvement activities, e.g., submits daily discharge stats and weekly statistics. 1,3,5 Identifies, refers and consults with Social Worker, patients with complex discharge problems of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and elder abuse, etc. 1 Participates in developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines; participates on interdisciplinary and external committees. 1,5 Assessment and patient care responsibilities are delivered with knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served. 1,6 Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. 1 Completes any additional ancillary tasks related to discharge planning as needed or directed by case management leadership. 1,6 Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Other Job Duties Provides general support to case management process (e.g., faxes documents, arranges team meetings); Arranges for ambulance, ambulette or car service as directed by MD/Nurse Case Manager; obtains necessary prior approvals. Professionally directs activities of support persons, volunteers, students, Community Senior Aides and others as needed. Participates in studies, surveys or research, initiated or approved by the Case Management Department in order to develop knowledge about effective treatment, or improve quality of delivery of service/care. Identifies quality of care issues and refers to appropriate departments/services. Participates in conferences, workshops, and other professional development activities to maintain licensure and/or remain professionally current with advances in field of expertise. Participates in multidisciplinary task forces, committees and projects. Performs other related duties as required. Qualifications Education: BSN Required. MSN preferred Current and valid NYS licensure required. CCM preferred Experience 5 years Clinical Experience in Case Management, Utilization, Discharge Planning Minimum of 2 years of leadership or managerial experience in a healthcare environment, preferred. Skills Proficiency with case management software and EMRs (e.g., Allscripts, Sunrise, or equivalent). Current clinical and technical nursing skills. Knowledge of rules and regulations of child abuse/neglect reporting as appropriate. Knowledge with requirements of regulatory agencies and third-party payors. Demonstrated ability to use word processing, spreadsheet and/or database programs as required by the position. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Good problem-solving, decision-making and judgment skills. Must read, write and speak English to the extent required by position. Pay Range USD $136,708.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer. 
